Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Castle Museum
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Viking Male Grooming
- King Richard II and York
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Stonegate
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Victoria Bar
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Battle of the Standard
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Lendal Tower